Automatic performance data processing system with judging CPU operation-capacity
AssigneeYamaha Corporation
InventorsYasushi Kurakake, Shigehiko Mizuno
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Abstract
An automatic performance data processing system for reading automatic performance data from storage means at a predetermined period and supplying the automatic performance data to a musical sound generating system, the automatic performance data including event data representative of the contents of each performance event and time data representative of a time when the performance event occurs, the automatic performance data processing system including: a CPU for processing the automatic performance data; means for judging operation-capacity of the CPU; and a unit for determining an execution period of processing the automatic performance data in accordance with the judged CPU operation-capacity.
Claims27
An automatic performance data processing system for reading automatic performance data from storage means at a predetermined period and supplying the automatic performance data to a musical sound generating system, the automatic performance data including event data representative of the contents of each performance event and time data representative of a time when the performance event occurs, the automatic performance data processing system comprising:
- a CPU for processing the automatic performance data;
- means for judging operation-capacity of said CPU;
- and
- means for determining an execution period of processing the automatic performance data in accordance with the judged CPU operation-capacity.
An automatic performance data processing system for reading automatic performance data from storage means at a predetermined period and supplying the automatic performance data to a musical sound generating system, the automatic performance data including event data representative of the contents of each performance event and time data representative of a time when the performance event occurs, the automatic performance data processing system comprising:
- a CPU for being capable of processing an automatic performance data processing process and another process in parallel;
- designating means for designating an execution of the other process;
- and
- means for determining an execution period of processing the automatic performance data in accordance with whether the other process is executed or not.
An automatic performance data processing system according to claim 8, wherein said CPU processes the automatic performance data with a lower priority than the other process.
An automatic performance data processing method comprising the steps of:
- judging operation-capacity of a CPU;
- determining an execution period of processing automatic performance data in accordance with the judged CPU operation-capacity;
- and
- reading the automatic performance data from storage means at the execution period and supplying the automatic performance data to a musical sound generating system, under the control of the CPU,
- wherein the automatic performance data includes event data representative of the contents of each performance event and time data representative of a time when the performance event occurs.
An automatic performance data processing method comprising the steps of:
- designating whether another process different from an automatic performance data processing process is executed;
- determining an execution period of processing automatic performance data in accordance with whether the other process is executed or not;
- and
- reading the automatic performance data from storage means at the execution period and supplying the automatic performance data to a musical sound generating system, in parallel with the execution of the other process,
- wherein the automatic performance data includes event data representative of the contents of each performance event and time data representative of a time when the performance event occurs.
A machine readable medium for use in a data processing system including a CPU, said medium containing program instructions executable by said CPU for causing the data processing system to perform the steps of:
- judging an operation-capacity of the CPU;
- determining an execution period of processing automatic performance data in accordance with the judged CPU operation-capacity;
- and
- reading the automatic performance data from storage means at the execution period and supplying the automatic performance data to a musical sound generating system, under the control of the CPU,
- wherein the automatic performance data includes event data representative of the contents of each performance event and time data representative of a time when the performance event occurs.
A machine readable medium for use in a data processing system including a CPU, said medium containing program instructions executable by said CPU for causing the data processing system to perform the steps of:
- designating whether another process different from an automatic performance data processing process is executed;
- determining an execution period of processing automatic performance data in accordance with whether the other process is executed or not;
- and
- reading the automatic performance data from storage means at the execution period and supplying the automatic performance data to a musical sound generating system, in parallel with the execution of the other process,
- wherein the automatic performance data includes event data representative of the contents of each performance event and time data representative of a time when the performance event occurs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.